6 Months

A year ago today, we were celebrating a whopping 8 months of marriage. We were praying earnestly that our journey to becoming parents would begin however, we didn't yet know when or how God had that next phase of life all planned out. We knew that our desire was to have a family and, we were open to however God desired us to go about creating the family He has planned for us. Little did we know a year ago just how perfectly God was finalizing His preparations for our family journey to begin! Oh, 'we know that God causes all things to work together for good to whose who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose'- Romans 8:28. A year ago, it was in these next few weeks that God began to whisper into our hearts His plan to create our family through adoption first. It was during these next few weeks that God began to gently say 'well, why not now?'

So, here we are- 6 months of waiting. And, we are thrilled to be where we are. We really feel and it is our prayer that we're on the cusp of our referral. Today in church, I was again reminded that God is continually working out His plan even if we can't see that progress. Much of the past few months have involved watching our names move up 'the list'. And, now we're in the top handful or so waiting. We've watched many families be matched with children whose paperwork was completed much after ours. And, along the way, I'm starting to realize that its less about 'the list' and more about our family. Not about (a) baby roth and us. Its about Baby Roth and us and God.

In the meantime, we think we've knocked out the 'getting ready for THE call' list- we've finalized the name list, the camera's ready, the video camera is charged and we've got a 'when we get the call' plan. During the day, Wes and I are 60 miles apart at work. So, we've worked out the how and what to hopefully make sure we can be together when we see those first pictures of our little one. And... because there is NO way I can wait with that email sitting in my inbox all day!! We just keep praying for the Baby Roth, his/her birth family and that God brings us together soon.

And, just for the fun of it- check out the cute caterpillar I picked up for Baby Roth this week! Too fun to pass up and only $5 :)